Top Chef Josie Smith-Malave's Super Green Machine Juice (Recipe)

For the past few days a group of friends and I went on a juice cleanse experiment to see what all the fuss is about.

Juice cleansing fans claim that the process helps to rid the body of excess toxins, which results in a range of benefits from brighter skin and weight loss to cleaning out the liver and strengthening bones.

While cleansing has its opponents -- many doctors claim that the body is naturally set up to detoxify on its own -- there's no doubting that sipping on nutrient-dense fresh juice is a healthful alternative to a mid-afternoon bag of Cheetos.

The only problem with swapping the two out: many green juices taste like freshly mowed lawn -- not exactly the most appetizing consumable.

Executive chef at Global Soul Corner in San Francisco and two time Top Chef contestant Josie Smith-Malave gave us the recipe for her salubrious -- and delicious -- super green machine.